Cocoon and Slices have just released this interview with Jacek Sienkiewicz from 2008, which was previously only available on DVD. The interview covers Jacek's impetus to release music on his own Recognition Records label and his open-minded approach to song production.
Jacek Sienkiewicz plays tomorrow, July 23, at Suicide Circus in Berlin alongside Peter Grummich and DJ Luke. He'll be playing a live set from 3 to 4 AM!
Resident Advisor announces the Parisian party boat La Batofar will be hosting a Warsaw-based lineup on the 10th of July, featuring Jacek Sienkiewicz, SLG, Marcin Czubala, and the Chilean Pier Bucci.
The Spanish website Mixside.com has interviewed Jacek Sienkiewicz. He speaks about his newest album "On The Road" as well as how it is to be part of the Cocoon family.
De:Bug announces Reisen Macht Den Kopf Frei Vol. 4, a three day festival from June 3 to June 6 taking place at Kraftwerk Rummelsburg and Golden Gate. Jacek Sienkiewicz plays alongside the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Jennifer Cardini, A Guy Called Gerald, and of course many more.
Check out Defected's feature and interview with Jacek Sienkiewicz, where he discusses his newest album as well as the electronic music scene in Poland.
On The Road, keine Zigeuner-Philosophie des gebürtigen Polen,
vielmehr eine Art akustisches Visum des Cocoon-Handelsreisenden. So
klingt es, wenn Jacek Sienkiewicz, das tut, was er so tut:
vielschichtigen, deep groovenden, dubbigen Sound der Detroiter Schule in
die verschiedenen Boxen auf dieser Erde zu pflanzen.
Recognition is the club-oriented alias of Warsaw based Jacek Sienkiewicz, one of the pioneers of Polish underground electronic dance music.
Combining classic sounds and inspirations with cutting-edge machinery, hypnotic beat science with otherworldly melodies, this is the sound of techno music rooted in past, looking into future, happening here and now.
Jacek was born in 1976, and by the age of 18 was DJing around Warsaw with a handful of Chicago and Detroit records. 1996 saw his live debut, and 3 years later the “Recognition” Album was released, giving name to Jacek’s own record label.
After the first few 12“s, Jacek spent time in Berlin, which resulted in a string of EPs for German labels like Klang Elektronik or Trapez.
Introduced by Sven Vath, Jacek soon became part of the Cocoon family, which led to 4 albums released between 2002 and 2011.
His primary focus is on Recognition – thirty 12“s were released to date, mostly his own productions, occasionally by fellow musicians Etiop and Giro Arana.
Jacek also collaborated with like-minded musicians, including Pier Bucci and Marcin Oz (Highfish), and remixed numerous artists like Kotai, Sutekh, Jeff Samuel, Sven Vath and Frank Lorber.
He performs live only, and over the last decade appeared at big dance festivals like Fuse, Awakenings, I Love Techno, Nature One and SMS.
Art events (Transmediale, Mutek, TodaysArt), open-air raves and intimate club nights are equally important for the Warsaw producer, always resulting in unique performances.